Principal cast
Florence Delay, Amílcar Cabral, Arielle Dombasle, Bin Akao and David Coverdale
Film 145 of 498 on the Screen Path
Sans Soleil
He wrote me...
About the film
Sans Soleil at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1982 film at stop 145 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco.
Key craft credits
Chris Marker (director of photography)
- Director
- Chris Marker
- Release
- 1983-03-02
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Florence DelayCharacter: Narrator (voice)
- Amílcar CabralCharacter: Self (archive footage)
- Arielle DombasleCharacter: Self
- Bin AkaoCharacter: Self (uncredited)
- David CoverdaleCharacter: Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)
- Chris MarkerCharacter: Self (uncredited)
- Alexandra StewartCharacter: Narrator (voice)
Full crew
Full crew
- Chris MarkerCredits: Director, Writer, Music, Director of Photography, Editor, Visual Effects
- Anatole DaumanCredits: Producer
- Pierre CamusCredits: Assistant Director
- Paul BertaultCredits: Sound Mixer
- Antoine BonfantiCredits: Sound Mixer
- Arthur CloquetCredits: Assistant Camera
- Eric DumageCredits: Assistant Camera
- Dominique GentilCredits: Assistant Camera
- Catherine AddaCredits: Assistant Editor
- Anne-Marie L'HôteCredits: Assistant Editor
- Marcel MazoyerCredits: Colorist
- Martin BoschetCredits: Title Designer
- Roger GrangeCredits: Title Designer
- Eugenio BentivoglioCredits: Thanks
- Jean-Michel HumeauCredits: Thanks
- Mario MarretCredits: Thanks
- Sana Na N'HadaCredits: Thanks
- Haroun TazieffCredits: Thanks
- Danièle TessierCredits: Thanks
- Ghislain CloquetCredits: Additional Photography
- Pierre LhommeCredits: Additional Photography
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